William Clark Bishop
Representing: Union
G.A.R Post
- Alfred Sully Post No. 3 of Dayton, WA
Unit History
- 32nd Iowa Infantry G
Family History
Created by Brian
William Clark Bishop
- Birth
- 8 Nov 1845
Indiana, USA
- Death
- 9 Dec 1914 (aged 69)
Dayton, Columbia County, Washington, USA
- Burial
-
Dayton, Columbia County, Washington, USA
PlotBLK H, LOT 82, SEC 11Memorial ID
William C. Bishop was born in Indiana to Walker Bishop and Rachel Clark, and he married Susanna Delker on 10 Apr 1870 in Butler County, Iowa (Children: Frank, Carl, Lulu Cox, and Rose Johnson) He was 18 years of age and residing in Clarksville, Iowa when he enlisted. He was wounded on 9 Apr 1864 at Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. He was mustered out at Davenport, Iowa. Occupation: Farmer. He was a member of Alfred Sully Post No. 3 of Dayton, Columbia County, Washington. In 1891, he served as Post Commander. Sources: Register of the 24th Annual Encampment of the Dept WA/AK G.A.R. in Walla Walla, 25-27 Jun 1906, U.S. American Civil War Research Database, Ancestry, FamilySearch, Fold3, Washington Death Certificate, WA Digital Archives, Probate Case #4525 (Superior Court of Washington - Columbia County), 1890 Census of Union Veterans & Widows of Civil War, 1880-1910 Census, 1889 WA Territorial Census, Roster & Records of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Vol. 5
William was one of 6 children born to Rachael (Clark) and Walker Hampton Bishop. The family moved to Money Creek, Illinois when William was a young child, then to Butler, Iowa. He married Susanna Delker at Bulter on April 10, 1870. They settled in Nebraska for about a decade, but then went west to Columbia County, Washington in the 1880s. They were farmers. Other members of the extended Bishop family also settled in Columbia County, WA, during that time. He lived there until his death in 1914 at age 69. His wife Susanna preceded him in death in 1909. His children Frank Delker Bishop, Carl Bishop, Lula Bishop and Rosilla May Bishop survived him.
Inscription
FATHER
W.C. Bishop
Nov 8, 1845 - Dec. 9, 1914
Father thy work is o'er
We hope to meet thee
on some brighter shore.
Cemetery
Buried at Dayton Cemetery
Row: BLK H, LOT 82, SEC 11